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2004 Texas Tech

8–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Big 12), coached by Mike Leach, finished No. 18 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Texas Tech in 2004, game by game: won at SMU 27–13; lost at New Mexico 24–27; won vs. TCU 70–35; won at Kansas 31–30; lost at No. 2 Oklahoma 13–28; won vs. Nebraska 70–10; lost vs. No. 8 Texas 21–51; won at Kansas State 35–25; won vs. Baylor 42–17; lost at No. 22 Texas A&M 25–32; won vs. No. 23 Oklahoma State 31–15; won vs. No. 4 California 45–31+60−30Won 27–13 at SMU+14SMULost 24–27 at New Mexico-3New MexicoWon 70–35 vs. TCU+35TCUWon 31–30 at Kansas+1KansasLost 13–28 at No. 2 Oklahoma-15No. 2 OklahomaWon 70–10 vs. Nebraska+60NebraskaLost 21–51 vs. No. 8 Texas-30No. 8 TexasWon 35–25 at Kansas State+10Kansas StateWon 42–17 vs. Baylor+25BaylorLost 25–32 at No. 22 Texas A&M-7No. 22 Texas A&MWon 31–15 vs. No. 23 Oklahoma State+16No. 23 Oklahoma StateWon 45–31 vs. No. 4 California+14No. 4 California
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4atSMUW 27–⁠1377%
Sep 11atNew MexicoL 24–⁠2751%
Sep 18vsTCUW 70–⁠3551%
Sep 25atKansasW 31–⁠3059%
Oct 2at2OklahomaL 13–⁠2827%
Oct 9vsNebraskaW 70–⁠1055%
Oct 23vs8TexasL 21–⁠5149%
Oct 30atKansas StateW 35–⁠2542%
Nov 6vsBaylorW 42–⁠1786%
Nov 13at22Texas A&ML 25–⁠3248%
Nov 27vs23Oklahoma StateW 31–⁠1558%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvs4CaliforniaHoliday BowlW 45–⁠3137%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat California 45–⁠31 in the Holiday Bowl; No. 18 in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Big 12.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 101 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 15: 24
  2. Final: 18

Led the nationSonny Cumbie: passing yards (4,742 yds), total offense (4,575 yds), total offense per game (381.3)

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Big 12
AP final
No. 18 peak No. 18
Points
434–⁠314
Coach
Mike Leach
Elo
1676 +102 this season
SP+ rating
19.5 No. 15 of 120; offense No. 5, defense No. 52
SRS
13.4 No. 14 of 119 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 39
Defensive coordinator
Lyle Setencich
Offense
Air raid
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense8th of 118
  • Defense57th of 118
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0744%1.038th of 118
Defense-0.0437%0.9257th of 118
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 314% allowed
Defense-0.1own 315% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2004 class

Graham Harrell PRO★★★★No. 123
L.A. Reed WR★★No. 969
Caldwell Brown CB★★No. 979
Cody Baker OT★★No. 979
Josh Aleman OG★★No. 979

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2004 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.922
Running backs12.00.767
Receivers22.00.772
Offensive line22.00.767
Defensive backs22.00.756
Athletes and specialists22.00.756
Whole class102.20.779

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2005

The 2005 draft
Rd 4Dylan Gandy OGIndianapolis Colts
Rd 5Daniel Loper OTTennessee Titans
Rd 7Mike Smith LBBaltimore Ravens

All-Big 12

3 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

  • Dylan GandyCMedia-2
  • Daniel LoperOTMedia-2
  • Mike SmithLBMedia-2

From Wikipedia’s 2004 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2004 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma8–⁠012–⁠13
Texas7–⁠111–⁠15
Texas Tech5–⁠38–⁠418
Texas A&M5–⁠37–⁠5
Colorado4–⁠48–⁠5
Oklahoma State4–⁠47–⁠5
Iowa State4–⁠47–⁠5
Nebraska3–⁠55–⁠6
Missouri3–⁠55–⁠6
Kansas State2–⁠64–⁠7
Kansas2–⁠64–⁠7
Baylor1–⁠73–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.